azzys' sport autopsy (dolphin) new roof pics

[aze30]

Right thought its time i bit the bullet and made a start on my latest project...its a dolphin grey sport with a whisker over 200k miles previous lady owner since 94 and a total of 4 previous keepers.....now im on the borderline of either restoring it...or sending it to china...lol
so guys heres a few snaps of it...loads of rust to sort out but the roof is absolutely mint no rot there at all.
i want some opinions guys and girls restore it or scrap it?...what u think?

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Now the good thing is ...the roof looks to be this good...i need to investigate further with the rooflining off ....

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[suchy]

Save it gets my vote

[elan]

Saving it is always more interesting.

[DawieM3]

Save - Nothing major a mig can`t sort out.

[RM2186]

Save, save, save!

[steve_k]

Save it, there's been worse than that welded up,

That's just a normal amount of rust for an E30.

[appletree]

If you pull down the door seals and the carefully peal back the headliner you can see the front corners, on the outside is were you will see it if its there where the tray is bonded to the roof.

[aze30]

Cheers guys i think i will save it....anybody know where i can get good quality outer arches and sill sections?.......i already have the new inner arches from bmw.

[aze30]

If you pull down the door seals and the carefully peal back the headliner you can see the front corners, on the outside is were you will see it if its there where the tray is bonded to the roof.

ive inspected this i have pulled most the headlining down and inspected all four drains and sections and the tray/cassette...it looks almost like its still brand new....with the one off dust sized speck of surface rust about but nothing to worry about for atleast another ten years ....
would you guys think its worth misting waxoyl (i have an air compressor was thinking of thinning waxoyl down and using a paint gun to mist it into the sections) into the sunroof cassette section and under the headlining to help prevent any future rust forming or spreading quickly?

[bmw-mad]

Its not that bad and it sounds a nice car

Get it sorted

[aze30]

Its not that bad and it sounds a nice car

Get it sorted

thanks guys

[Speedtouch]

If you pull down the door seals and the carefully peal back the headliner you can see the front corners, on the outside is were you will see it if its there where the tray is bonded to the roof.

ive inspected this i have pulled most the headlining down and inspected all four drains and sections and the tray/cassette...it looks almost like its still brand new....with the one off dust sized speck of surface rust about but nothing to worry about for atleast another ten years ....
would you guys think its worth misting waxoyl (i have an air compressor was thinking of thinning waxoyl down and using a paint gun to mist it into the sections) into the sunroof cassette section and under the headlining to help prevent any future rust forming or spreading quickly?

I would be inclined to use Jenolite rust remover then paint zinc-rich paint on - Waxoyl could drip onto the headliner and stain it.

[aze30]

If you pull down the door seals and the carefully peal back the headliner you can see the front corners, on the outside is were you will see it if its there where the tray is bonded to the roof.

ive inspected this i have pulled most the headlining down and inspected all four drains and sections and the tray/cassette...it looks almost like its still brand new....with the one off dust sized speck of surface rust about but nothing to worry about for atleast another ten years ....
would you guys think its worth misting waxoyl (i have an air compressor was thinking of thinning waxoyl down and using a paint gun to mist it into the sections) into the sunroof cassette section and under the headlining to help prevent any future rust forming or spreading quickly?

I would be inclined to use Jenolite rust remover then paint zinc-rich paint on - Waxoyl could drip onto the headliner and stain it.

thanks maurice but would you spray zinc rich paint into the cassette section where the sunroof rests when its fully open?...in this section waxoyl seems a bit more apealing to me as its an easier application....just misting it in though...not thick huge amounts? Lol

[Speedtouch]

I suppose a mist of Waxoyl or similar would suffice. I was thinking more along the lines of brushing zinc-rich paint in there, rather than spraying it, which could lead to unwanted overspray.

[aze30]

I suppose a mist of Waxoyl or similar would suffice. I was thinking more along the lines of brushing zinc-rich paint in there, rather than spraying it, which could lead to unwanted overspray.

that would mean unbonding the tray from the roof and then refittin/welding it back on after paint?...hmm seems un necessary for that much work as its really clean under there at the moment
i was thinking more of a process which means i dont have to strip the tray from the roof tbh

[aze30]

Some more roof pics ....enjoy

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[Speedtouch]

Well, if you can't reach in with a long, thin brush, then yes, a Waxoyl aerosol or similar would be just the job.

[povertyspec]

save it! its twice as good as the one i got through an MOT.